Category Archives: Diversions

I’m going to the Olympics

I’m going to the Winter Olympics up in Vancouver in February. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to go someday. I never made it as an athlete, but the ingots I dig out at the software mines will let … Continue reading

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Planning a trip the 21st-century way

In June and July 2008, I’m going from Seattle to Providence to New York to Rome to Tuscany to Venice to New York to Seattle with a backpack full of digital goodies. Continue reading

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Water polo players for Obama?

There’s a car in my neighborhood that has a small circular sticker in its window bearing the logo of the USA Water Polo Association: Every time I see it I confuse it with the Barack Obama presidential logo, which I … Continue reading

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Living in a Missile Silo

Real estate is much more pricey in Seattle than in Pittsburgh, but a bargain hunter can always find a good buy. Seattle Bubble, a great counterpoint to the relentless optimism of commission-starved Realtors, found a gem of a property: 57 … Continue reading

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